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[@Nate1008] Could you give a definitive list of what your virus can and can't do and how? Since it seems like you are just pulling things out of thing air as you need to to adapt to whatever new thing comes up. Also this:

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So does the host need to be continuously fed for nutrients to keep going in? You are aware that brain death usually accompanies any sort of traumatic death meaning that most of the time, you are going to be going after dead bodies which by your own definition cannot act as hosts to the infection. In addition, a live infection which turns people into hosts but also some how change their bodies in some way such as growing limbs/tentacles/etc will be [b]extremely[/b] traumatic and [b]will kill[/b] the host. Human bodies and most bodies aren't designed to suddenly be completely rearranged after birth and doing so would be not only painful to the extreme but lethal too.
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No. The host does not need to be constantly fed. I mean it dies out slowly and becomes non-contagious. Basically useless. Also, the virus itself is another living organism. Because of this, it increases the mental and physical capacity. This greatly decreases chances of trauma. Also, the hosts pain-feeling nerves are shut down, making the host unable to feel pain. The infection is also like cancer in a way. Small tumors grow under the skin until it is ready. When the tumors are large enough, the skin becomes weaker and the tentacles/flesh e.g erupt from the body. After this process is finished, the infested flesh quickly regenerates over the damaged areas and making the new flesh permanent. Here is a picture of an infested for visual detail: [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/66/aa/03/66aa0339c931691952d1d21e0c38a2f0.jpg[/img]